Serial burglar arrested in Moncarapacho
A 32-year-old man suspected of breaking into several houses and stealing property was arrested on Wednesday (November 18) in Moncarapacho, Olhão. According to a GNR police statement, the man knew
UPDATE: Torres Vedras double murder suspect caught ‘by chance’ in Amadora
PSP police have arrested Xavier Damião, a 28-year-old man suspected of fatally stabbing his father and pregnant sister in Santa Cruz (Torres Vedras) in a “rage attack” related to drug
Swedish man arrested for killing wife and living with corpse for two days in Albufeira
A 44-year-old Swedish man believed to have beaten his wife to death and kept her body at their home in Albufeira for two days while he went out drinking has
Four arrested in Messines for parish council and restaurant break-ins
GNR police have arrested four men believed to be behind a series of thefts in São Bartolomeu de Messines, Silves. Reports Correio da Manhã tabloid, the group broke into the
Man arrested for screwdriver murder of octogenarian in Faro
A 59-year-old man was arrested on Saturday night for allegedly killing his girlfriend’s grandmother in the home where they all lived together in Caliços, Faro. Reports Correio da Manhã, the
Police officer arrested for allegedly stealing from shopping centre store
Two men, one of them a Portimão PSP police officer, were arrested by GNR police after allegedly stealing from a store at Loulé’s Mar Shopping Algarve on Saturday (September 26).
Man arrested in Silves after shooting wife
A 58-year-old man has been arrested and remanded in custody in Silves after shooting his wife in their own home with a sawed-off shotgun. The horrific ordeal happened on Sunday
Man arrested in Loulé after spitting on people and yelling he was infected with Covid-19
A man was arrested in Loulé last weekend after spitting on several people while screaming that he was infected with the Covid-19 virus. His father was also arrested for attacking
‘Eastern European mafioso’ gets unwelcome surprise in Lisbon
A Slovakian man described by newspapers as “an Eastern European mafioso on the run from justice for the last 12 years” got an unwelcome surprise when he landed in Lisbon
Woman arrested after being caught stealing over a tonne of avocados in Algoz
A 29-year-old woman was arrested after she was caught red-handed by GNR police trying to steal over a tonne of avocados in Algoz, worth around €2,400, last Friday (February 28).